Can opener and sealer.



C. E. JORDAN. CAN OPENER AND SEALER. APPLICATION FILED OCT-11.1916.

V Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

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WITNESSE? 7 n o ATTORNEY CLYDE E. JORDAN, or TREGO, MONTANA.

CAN OPENER AND SEALER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4, 1919.

Application filed October 17, 1918. Serial No. 126,148.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLYDE E. JORDAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Trego, in the county of Lincoln and State of Montana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in (Jan Openers andSealers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a seal or cover for cans containing preservedsubstances and particularly fluids, such as condensed and evaporatedmilk and other fluids which may be removed from the can by merelypuncturin one end thereof.-

another object of the invention is to proyide in connection with theseal or cover for a can, means forming a part thereof forpuncturingholes in the top of said can, through either of which the fluid may pourfrom the can while air enters the other hole, said puncturing means whena portion only of the contents of the can has been removed being adaptedto enter said openings and close the same simultaneously with thecovering of the open end of the can. 1

A further object of the invention is to provide a cover or seal to fittightly over the open end of a can and having a handle for removing andreplacing the same thereon and also provided with means'for punctur ingholes in the top of the can through which the fluid contents may beremoved and which puncturing means also forms a seal for the openings.

With the above as the principal objects in view, the invention consistsin the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described,pointed out in the claim and illustrated in the acco panying drawings,in whichv Figure 1 is an elevation of the can cover or seal in positionon one end of a can,

Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view of the same,

Fig. 3 is an inside view of the cover or can seal showing the positionof the puncturing devices.

In the drawings, 10 indicates a can contalnlng preferably liquidsubstances such as .said top a short distance with a sides of the can,and extends some distance below the top thereof. Riveted on the fiat top12 is a handle 14 of such size that-the hand may readily obtain a firmgrasp thereon when it'is desired to place the cover on the can or removethe same therefrom. Rivets 15 which secure the handle 14 on the cover 11extends through the flat top 12 and are there slightly enlarged toprovide shoulders that bear against the inner side of the top 12 andwhich project downwardly from cylindrical form 16 and then terminate inconically projecting points 17.

In using the device the cover 11 is placed over the can and pusheddownwardly in any suitable manner and with sufficient pressure tocause'the points 17 to puncture the top of the can as shown :11 Fig. 2,the cylindrical portions of said puncturing point passing into theopenings thus formed and closing the same when the cover is down in itssealing position; The cc er may remain in the position described untilit is to be used when the handle 14 is grasped in the hand and withdrawnfrom the can, the puncturing points being withdrawn from the openings inthe can at the same time and thusleavin the can properly opened topermit the fluid therein to be poured out. Ifonl-y a portion of thecontents of the can is required, the cover 11 is replaced on theopen endand in such'position that the puncturing points will enter the openingsin the can to close the same when the cover has been pushed downwardlyto its lowermost position. By this means the contents of the can is keptfree from flies and other insects, dust and unsanitary exposure, andexperience has shown that the contents of an opened can will remainsweeter a much longer time during warm weather than the contents ofanopen can without such protection. This article is specially serviceablein lumbering and construction camps; surveying parties, outmg andtourist parties and wherever it is necessary to use portions only offluids that have been preserved in cans.

What I claim is:

In an article of the kind described, a cap shaped member adapted toserve as a closure for an open can, a handle projecting upwardly fromthe top with a hand grippmg portion and with a depending leg at eachend, rivets extendof said closure formed g I I 1,295,902

cap and havmg polnted ends for puncturing the top of the can to provldemeans for the outflow of the fluid contents thereof and the inflow ofair thereinto.

In testimon whereof I afiix my signature 1n presence 0 two wltnesses.

CLYDE E. JORDAN.

Witnesses:

O. F. Vosn,

C. A WATKINS.

